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9 Killed in Nigeria Church Bombing, Reprisal Attacks

Nigerian authorities and witnesses say a suicide car bomber has rammed into a church in the northern city of Kaduna, killing at least seven people and triggering reprisal attacks that killed another...

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10 Killed in Nigeria Church Bombing, Reprisal Attacks

A suicide car bomber rammed into a church in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna Sunday, killing at least seven people and triggering reprisal attacks that killed another three. The bomber drove a jeep...

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Kidnappers Free 7 Sailors Abducted Off Nigeria

Kidnappers have freed seven sailors, including six Russians and an Estonian, who were abducted last month from a ship off the coast of Nigeria. French company Bourbon, which owns the ship, said...

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Blast Rocks Military Church in North Nigeria

The Nigerian military says an explosion ripped through a church on an army base on Sunday, with reports of an unknown number of casualties. Reuters cited military sources as saying the blast was from a...

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ICC Suspects Boko Haram of Crimes Against Humanity

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has accused Boko Haram militants of committing crimes against humanity in Nigeria, mainly murder and persecution. The office of prosecutor Fatou Bensouda...

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Suspected Islamic Militants Kill 10 Christians in Northern Nigeria

Suspected Islamic militants have gone on a murderous rampage in a village in northern Nigeria, killing at least 10 Christians. Residents of Chibok in Borno state say the gunmen stormed into the village...

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Kidnapped S. Korean Workers Released in Nigeria

Four South Korean workers kidnapped earlier this week in Nigeria have been released. The employees of Hyundai Heavy Industries were handed over to South Korean officials late Friday. Neither the South...

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6 Killed in Attack on Nigerian Church

Gunmen in northeastern Nigeria killed at least six people early Tuesday when they opened fire at a church during a Christmas Eve service. Officials and residents say the attack happened shortly after...

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3 Killed in Nigeria Attack

Gunmen in Nigeria have attacked the convoy of one of the country's most influential Muslim figures, killing at least three people. Officials say Ado Bayero, the emir of Kano, was unhurt following the...

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South African Court Convicts Nigerian for Deadly Bombing

A South African court has found a Nigerian man guilty on terrorism charges for masterminding bombings that killed 12 people in 2010. The court ruled Monday that Henry Okah was guilty on 13 charges...

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